Announcement
ACCH is conducting an environmental scan and community needs assessment to identify current and emerging issues in the HIV/AIDS environment, including political, economic, social, demographic, clinical and technological factors to inform strategic planning for its member organizations, the Alberta Community HIV Policy and Funding Consortium and the Community Planning Committees.
If you would like to participate in either the survey or the community consultations, please let us know by emailing us at info@acch.ca.
For more information on the project you can read it here
May 10, 2012
Vaccines Men's Health
A long-term follow-up analysis of participants in the Step Study, an international HIV-vaccine trial, has confirmed that certain subgroups of male study participants were at higher risk of becoming infected after receiving the experimental vaccine compared to those who received a placebo.
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April 25, 2012
Framework Document – New HIV Prevention Technologies: Regulatory, Policy, Programming and Research Implications for Canada
The Framework Document was developed by the Canadian AIDS Society (CAS), CATIE, the Interagency Coalition on AIDS and Development (ICAD) and the Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) to outline regulatory, policy and programming barriers, research questions, needs and priorities identified with respect to the introduction of new prevention technologies (NPTs) in Canada. It offers an overview of key items to be addressed, including: demonstration projects and acceptability studies with key populations, the Canadian version of Mapping Pathways, national implementation guidelines, communication strategy on NPTs as one component of comprehensive HIV prevention, an epidemiological monitoring system and improved post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) access.
For more information you can read it here
Request for Proposals
ACCH is seeking an evaluation consultant to develop evaluation tools and evaluate the bulk purchase and distribution of in evaluating of harm reduction supplies to our membership.
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Positions and Policies
ACCH has recently written to Alberta Health and Wellness regarding 3 key areas of concern: the lack of STI testing sites in our province; the lack of Point of Care Rapid HIV testing; and the timely dissemination of Epi data in our province.
